"For me, as a designer, when I show my collection to buyers, they just kind of like it or don't," Richie said. "They're not spending that amount of time on each piece like they do in this show."

She concluded: "So even though it's not my designs out there on the runway, it is nice to hear their feedback and to hear where they're coming from, hear what they're looking for, who their customer is, and that's something that I think all of us were really excited about."